Hunters Extravaganza this weekend

It may still be 100 degrees, but a July ritual gives hunters a reason to pull out the camo and dream about fall.

The granddaddy of Texas hunting shows, the Hunters Extravaganza, will be July 10-12 at the Alamodome.

The show moved there in 2008 after busting at the seams in the Freeman Coliseum for years.

And while the economy isn’t exactly as hot as the temperature, the number of exhibitors has gone up instead of down, show officials say.

As always, there will be the latest in gear for deer and everything else huntable that moves or flies –; clothing, hunting accessories, feeders, blinds, rifles, archery equipment and knives. As always, many exhibitors will offer special discount pricing at the show.

Conducted by the Texas Trophy Hunters Association, the show also will include a number of outdoor celebrities you can visit with, including:

–;Lee and Tiffany Lakosky, stars of the outdoor TV shows “Getting’ Close with Lee & Tiffany” and “The Crush with Lee and Tiffany.” Noon July 11 at the Nikon Booth; 4 p.m. July 11 at the TTHA Booth; and 1 p.m. July 12 at the Nikon Booth.

–;Larry Weishuhn, host of “Winchester World of Whitetail with Larry Weishuhn.” 1 p.m. July 11 at the Nikon Booth; 5 p.m. July 11 at the TTHA Booth; and 2 p.m. July 12 at the Nikon Booth.

–;James Kroll of the Institute for White-Tailed Deer Management & Research at Stephen F. Austin State University. 2 and 6 p.m. July 11 and 3 p.m. July 12 at the TTHA Booth.

Special attractions will include the Mission Outdoors mobile archery trailer with gear and a range; Joe Martin’s Snakes of Texas with a pit full of rattlesnakes; and a trailer offering laser and paintball shooting.

For children, there will be a fishing tank, an archery shoot and a climbing wall.